WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three plaintiffs are seeking creation of a federal MDL docket for all cases arising out of the Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis and Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology when paired with the Zimmer VerSys Hip System Femoral Head, arguing that the 22 existing cases involve the same defendants based upon the same legal theories and facts.

In a June 19 motion filed before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, plaintiffs Elizabeth and Ray Hackett, and David Pastor argue that consolidation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota before Judge Donovan W. ...